{"id":14487,"date":"2018-08-21T14:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bsuenglish.com\/?p=14487"},"modified":"2019-04-29T22:05:14","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T02:05:14","slug":"mai-kuha-the-year-of-my-meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/english\/blog\/2018\/08\/21\/mai-kuha-the-year-of-my-meme\/","title":{"rendered":"Mai Kuha: The Year of My Meme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Dear reader, I have something to ask you. I am taking the plunge and mentioning Finland, something I have avoided fastidiously for my 18+ years at Ball State so as not to get inaccurately and permanently categorized as being from Finland. If you could refrain from labeling me that way, I would be so thankful. My genetic material is from there, I have relatives there, and I have made an effort to know the language, but almost my entire life has taken place elsewhere. I have about the same amount of information about Finland as a casual tourist, and will live there one day only if my retirement plans go horribly wrong.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The rain on that July day in 2016 in Helsinki was unreasonably chilly. I took refuge in a trendy library and visited the restroom. After a glance around to check that no other library patrons were present to disapprove of my behavior, I set to studying the graffiti in the restroom. The spontaneous, unedited nature of graffiti \u2013in restrooms or elsewhere\u2013 interests linguists, often offering insights on language change in progress, among other things.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14488 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095322\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.38.22-AM-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095322\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.38.22-AM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095322\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.38.22-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095322\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.38.22-AM.png 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An inscription written in a bold hand drew my eye: my name was in it. I\u2019ll opt for euphemism in translating the strongly worded message: \u201cStick those darn kuha stories where the sun don\u2019t shine\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>How had it come to this?<\/p>\n<p>At some point in 2015, an anonymous genius had realized that a certain pun in Finnish was perfect for a meme. It begins with an ordinary, humorless sentence that fits this frame: \u201c[positive outcome] so long as [condition]\u201d \u2013 for example, \u201cEverything is fine so long as you remember to enjoy life\u201d. \u201cSo long as\u201d in Finnish is \u201ckunhan\u201d. The fun begins when we replace \u201ckunhan\u201d with the shortened form \u00a0\u201ckuha\u201d, which is vernacular and therefore creates a mildly humorous contrast when inserted in profound statements. In addition, \u201ckuha\u201d also refers to a type of fish, the pike-perch.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14489 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095321\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.38.37-AM-300x124.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095321\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.38.37-AM-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095321\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.38.37-AM.png 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This homonymy gives rise to a pun: a sentence of the form \u201c[positive outcome] so long as [condition] can also mean \u201c[positive outcome] because a pike-perch [does something]\u201d. For example, \u201casteroids are fine so long as they pass by\u201d is also \u201casteroids are fine because a pike-perch passes by\u201d. Photoshopping pike-perches into images helps audiences visualize such absurd scenarios:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14490 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095320\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.38.49-AM-300x166.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095320\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.38.49-AM-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095320\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.38.49-AM.png 596w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kuha memes became ubiquitous. In October 2015 the vainkuhajutut Facebook page (consisting entirely of kuha memes) was established. Eventually it acquired more than 72,000 followers. The first half of the outcome-condition frame became optional; the visual elements of the meme make it funny merely to point out that \u201ca pike-perch remembers to enjoy life\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14491 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095320\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.39.07-AM-300x208.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095320\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.39.07-AM-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095320\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.39.07-AM.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The memes went meta. For example, in \u201cthese are pretty funny, because a pike-perch understands internet humor\u201d, we see a pike-perch enjoying a meme about how some situation is actually not a problem because a pike-perch is a roof over your head:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14492 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095319\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.39.27-AM-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095319\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.39.27-AM-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095319\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.39.27-AM.png 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The meme evolved. The pike-perch became a humorous reference by itself, without the \u201cgood result\/condition\u201d frame; for example, people might tweet about buying pike-perch at the market. The meme also moved into the physical world. Instead of gingerbread houses, people made gingerbread pike-perches. They had mugs made with a pike-perch on them to point out that everything is fine because a pike-perch gets coffee. More than one group of students made signs in 2016 proclaiming \u201cyour grades don\u2019t matter because a pike-perch graduates\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14493 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095318\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.39.43-AM-300x167.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095318\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.39.43-AM-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095318\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.39.43-AM-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095318\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.39.43-AM.png 972w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apparently it all became too much. By mid-2016, some people were threatening \u201cone more kuha joke and I\u2019ll shove you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14494 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095318\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.39.54-AM-300x186.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095318\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.39.54-AM-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/03\/10095318\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-28-at-11.39.54-AM.png 514w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I loved the kuha memes. Being named after a fish is not the best thing ever, but for one glorious year the pike-perch was the hero of every story, saving the day by carrying out a range of improbable actions. It was good while it lasted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally written by Mai Kuha<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear reader, I have something to ask you. I am taking the plunge and mentioning Finland, something I have avoided fastidiously for my 18+ years at Ball State so as not to get inaccurately and permanently categorized as being from Finland. If you could refrain from labeling me that way, I would be so thankful. 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